Image via Wikipedia I love my car. 2006 Honda Civic, 5-speed. As I am out of the office more than I am in it, my car is an extension of my office and suffers the consequences. Here is what is currently in the passenger seat: Jug of kitty litter (unopened) Bag of cat food (unopened) Vote pro-life tract left on my windshield Sunday Six pack … Continue reading The Itinerant Preacher’s Car
I’ve begun feeling a dearth of women leaders in the West Virginia Annual Conference. This is all the more strange given my marriage to a female elder. It’s not that they’re not out there…it’s that they’re so out there (or I’m so in here) that our paths only cross with strict intentionality. My DS is a man. My Bishop is a man. My ordination mentor … Continue reading High-Heeled Foot Prints in the Sand
Yesterday, I was confronted by an uncomfortable situation regarding my daughter. I emphasize the word situation, because I was not confronted by uncomfortable people or uncomfortable groups of people. My wife and I both had to be here at Pastor’s School, she to present and me to attend as per my ordination process. What, then, shall we do with our daughter (5mos. old)? When M. was phoned … Continue reading When Safe Sanctuaries hit Home
Dives: Laz’rus’s finger My only eternal hope- My poor, poor brothers. Lazarus: I lost my money to drugs, women and thug life- Yes, I too know hell. Continue reading Lectionary Haikus: Luke 16:19-31
Fired the manager My debtors are now his friends- Impressively screwed I’m too proud to beg But not too proud to cheat, steal- The Precious Lord grins. Continue reading Lectionary Haikus: Luke 16:1-13
I still don’t get this one. The Bible says that Jesus says to make friends through “means of dishonest wealth”. I guess there is wisdom in knowing how to get out of a mess of your own making. I don’t want to make too much of this, but where is the grace? It’s just that this guy didn’t really leave all of his mess behind. … Continue reading Page One: The Lenient Master
This is a tale of 2 churches. But it is not a rant…it is a rave. 9AM–I walk into church, babe in tow. It is not perfect by any means. The parking is small, the entryway dark and cluttered with ladders and rock salt. The plaster needs repaired and there are a few light bulbs that need replaced. I am known there, this is a … Continue reading The Better Church
This is an article I wrote for the WV Annual Conference newspaper: Conversations about the poor health of clergy must go beyond bottom-line institutional statistics. It’s a spiritual matter that must be connected to the gospel itself. The summer after I graduated high school I interned with my pastors, Patricia Jarvis and Julian Sulgit. Every day that summer began with exercise. I walked with Patricia … Continue reading Clergy Health as a Spiritual Matter
Ascension Sunday does not get the credibility it deserves. Ancient Christians were right to lift up this up as important. It is the culmination and conclusion of Jesus’ earthly ministry. But it also feels like an unfinished ending. Jesus rose from the dead, but there is still a lot of kingdom building work to be done. Elijah ascended into heaven with Elisha as his successor. … Continue reading Page One–The Ascension
For understanding– The risen Lord testifies to his witnesses. *** Stay in the city throwing off embarrassment– and they worshiped him Continue reading Haikus–Ascension
